Steven Lawrence , LCPC

Steven Lawrence is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling who has supported people facing a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns. He has six years of professional experience working with depression, anxiety, personality disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and parenting challenges, and he is trained to assist those who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse.

Steven’s approach to care is consent based and tailored to each individual client. He emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while avoiding stigmatizing labels, helping people explore the patterns that maintain their distress. His clinical style blends cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic approaches alongside somatic-informed techniques to address thoughts, feelings, and bodily responses that accompany emotional pain.

He frames symptoms like anxiety, depression, and anger as meaningful signals that point to unmet needs or past relational wounds. Many clients discover that survival strategies developed in childhood - such as perfectionism, overgiving, or emotional withdrawal - no longer serve them. Steven helps identify those coping patterns and guide clients toward new ways of relating to themselves and others. He offers a thoughtful, heart-forward process for understanding core dilemmas and working toward emotional healing, and he looks forward to supporting those ready to engage in that work.

Approaches That Inform Online Care

Steven commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors; this approach tends to be practical and goal oriented, and it can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and anger. Psychodynamic therapy is also part of his work - it explores how early relationships and unconscious patterns shape current feelings and interactions, which can be useful for attachment issues, relationship struggles, and persistent emotional themes. Mindfulness therapy complements these methods by teaching clients present-moment awareness and techniques to manage stress, which often supports emotional regulation and reduces reactivity.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Steven works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. He adapts techniques over time, combining elements from different approaches to match what each person finds most helpful.

Online therapy with Steven is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain consistent care, access support from varied locations, and choose formats that best suit a client’s day-to-day life.